Two jailed for attempting to smuggle four Heckler and Koch handguns and ammunition into the UK.
Two London men have been jailed for nearly 17 years for attempting to smuggle four Heckler and Koch handguns and 100 rounds of 9mm ammunition into the UK. Steven Landers, 56, of London Road, Elephant and Castle, and Steven Mulroe, 41, of Yelverton Road, Battersea, were both sentenced to eight years and three months each yesterday (Thursday) at Maidstone Crown Court. National Crime Agency officers began an investigation after firearms and ammunition were found by Border Force in May this year. Searching the car officers found the stash in a bag underneath the boot carpet floor of the BMW being driven by Landers at the Channel Tunnel terminal in Coquelles. The pair were then arrested. During interview Landers claimed to NCA investigators they were going to Amsterdam to ‘visit brothels and smoke’ and knew nothing about the firearms and ammunition found in the car. However, as it was raining so hard they stopped the car and went to a hotel for the night leaving the car in the road nearby. Landers could not remember what country he was in or the name of the hotel. He told NCA officers that ‘someone must have put the guns in the car’ without his knowledge.
